Kentucky: Outcome Unchanged in Governor Race

A statewide recanvass on Thursday did not change the outcome of the closely fought election for the Republican nomination for governor, regulators said. The state agriculture commissioner, James R. Comer, requested the recanvass after preliminary results from the May 19 primary election showed him trailing Matt Bevin, a businessman from Louisville, by 83 votes. But after the procedure, which differs from a recount, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced that the margin between the two men had not changed. Mr. Comer must decide by Friday whether to seek a recount through the courts. His campaign said he would announce on Friday afternoon “the next steps he will take in this race.”

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